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Exclusive: Sir Mike Wigston, a former Chief of the Air Staff who retired from the RAF in 2023, is joining the London-listed private equity firm Bridgepoint as a partner amid burgeoning interest in defence and security-related investments. news.sky.com/story/bridgepoi…
Who says financial journalism must be boring 💥 wsj.com/tech/apple-iphone-me… What an opening paragraph..!
Bring back cheaper dress-down performances for us poor but passionate fans of opera, I say 🙏
Opera is a pricey endeavor, and organizations around the country are struggling to cover the costs. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4z8PSt8
Euronews Business takes a closer look at how Europe’s petroleum oil import bill has risen amid tensions in the Middle East - and experts do not expect costs to fall in the near future.
➡️ l.euronews.com/6Zgf
This escalated quickly! 😳
Update: Weil Gotshal leaders told partners they plan to dissolve. It marks an extraordinary fall for the law firm that led the Lehman and Enron bankruptcies. wsj.com/business/weil-gotsha…
Methinks the opposition parties’ loud ‘propaganda machine’ might want to revise their strategy..? ft.com/content/80acb561-34e2… It’s backfiring for them! 😆
Yeah, everybody’s attention is on the UK budget and the Fed meeting… but there’s a pharma credit selling billions of €/$ #highyield bonds! #Recordati creditsights.com/articles/40…
I saw this one coming 😑 (bashing that fund you already know…) 🙃
This is a very interesting time for trashy credit (and all those who love it) ft.trib.al/JT9I2DM
Lots to read for the weekend here 🔥
The shortlist for the British Journalism Awards is finally here! With hundreds of outstanding entries, making the shortlist is a true mark of excellence. Congratulations to everyone shortlisted, and thank you to all who entered.
pressgazette.co.uk/press-gaz… #BJA2026 #PressGazette
“…much of it is for software companies at risk of being eclipsed by artificial-intelligence companies such as Anthropic, which launched a giant IPO Monday.”
A $300 billion “debt wall” is looming over private-equity backed companies. Software companies account for about a third of the risky corporate loans due in 2028 and 2029. on.wsj.com/4zaWUxn
“If you are seeking a Christmas present for someone you really don’t like, give them a copy” 🥊 — what a review…
"Like an alcoholic who cannot admit they have a drinking problem, the former PM is convinced that everyone else is to blame for her failures."
Read Simon Heffer's zero star review 👇
telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi…
Not a great quarter for #highyield covenants, really creditsights.com/articles/40… (from our extensive in-depth take @levfininsights @CovenantReview) 👇
One #highyield deal, five tranches, €6bn creditsights.com/articles/40… and the virtual presentation expires tomorrow..!
At this point, with that headline, me thinks he’s also trolling 😜
Today marks a major milestone for London.
I’m delighted to see our plans to transform Oxford Street becoming a reality - creating a street fit for the future.
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
“Chinese companies sold more than 40,000 humanoid robots in H1 2026, accounting for 97 per cent of the global market. Production costs have dropped by 70 per cent over the last three years and apparently commercial sales are just around the corner.” lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n19/…
“Barclays now trades at a 40 per cent discount to its European peers, mainly because of its heavy exposure to its underperforming investment banking arm.”
Barclays #BARC is on bid alert, says the Daily Mail, after its share price fell by a quarter in the past two months valuing the bank at £55bn, a 40% discount to European peers and below its net asset or book value.
thisismoney.co.uk/money/mark…
Mediterranean countries should grab this opportunity 💶
A shortage of places to park the world’s growing fleet of luxury vessels is driving up prices — and turning marinas into a hot new asset class for investors. ft.trib.al/Z1P5dMZ
Be honest, if this headline had been been printed in @socialistworker 😆 but it’s the @WSJ wsj.com/economy/musk-trump-a…
